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THEATER MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
A major in theater consists of a minimum of 11 credits and the successful completion of at least two crew assignments are required. The following eight courses are required of all theater majors:
- TDF 105 and 106: World Theater 1 and 2
- TDF 221: Stagecraft
- TDF 286: Beginning Acting Workshop
- TDF 311: Seminar in Theatrical Media
- TDF 385: Performance Seminar (two at .5 credits each)
- TDF 495: Senior Seminar
- One elective (any one-credit TDF course)
Also required is a concentration, consisting of three courses in one of the following areas:
- Theater Studies (173, 211, 250, 251, 340, 383, 485, or 489)
- Performance (287, 288, 289, 386, or 388)
- Design (225, 228, 229)
- Film (165, and either 213, 267, 365, 370, or 373, and either 168, 361, or 362)
To be considered for honors in theater, graduating seniors, must meet the College's general requirements for honors, with a project approved by at least two members of the Theater faculty.
Majors in theater have studied abroad in the following programs in recent years: British American Drama Academy, Sarah Lawrence program; University of London, Royal Holloway College, London; SIT, Prague, Czech Republic; IES, Milan, Italy, and London; The American University, Cairo, Egypt.
THEATER STUDIES
The study of theater at Franklin & Marshall College embraces all aspects of dramatic art as part of a liberal arts education. Interdisciplinary by nature, theater studies allow all students to develop aesthetic responses and abilities in understanding and making dramatic works of art. The collective aesthetic and intellectual activities that make up the work of theater, including reading, writing, discussing, creating, and performing, help students develop skills necessary for useful, collaborative, and productive participation in society.
The theater program at F&M integrates theory and practice as students develop historical knowledge and critical thinking skills and combine them with current practices in performance, playwriting, directing, design, and studies in drama.
Introductory courses, as well as departmental productions, are open to all college students, including those without previous theater experience.
Theater majors take a core of eight courses in the following areas: acting, technical theater, textual, critical, theoretical, and historical study, and theatrical media. Majors also select a concentration either in performance, design, film, or theater studies, and gain practical and creative experience working on departmental productions.
THEATER MINOR REQUIREMENTS
A minor in Theater consists of the successful completion of six courses (one each in theater studies, design, and performance), 311, two electives, and one crew assignment.
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